St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-08
AT TIE Bedside.
The Waici, Kept Yesterday by the
COuch OF The Stricken Divine.

COuch OF the Stricken Divine.
NEW YORK. March 1t was weary
night that the members of the Beeeher
household passed last night. One by one
they would silently move in and out of the
death chamber. taking their turns at tie
Greary vigil. DR.. Searle was at the post of
duty without mtermSSion until nearly
o'clock, when he retired TO his room to
snatch few hours rest. Mrs. Beecher had
kept watch over the sick man most of the
night. fearing that he might pass away in
her absence. She did. however. take few
hours rest on her couch in the room adjOin
ing that where the sufferer lay, but she left
word 10 be called the instant the slightest
change in the husbands condition was
noted. Col. Beecher. who lives in the
house with his family, was also ready at a
moments notice 10 go to his fathers bed
side should the last come, but the dreaded
summons did not reach him. He remained
beside the bed Tor few hours while his
mother TOOK little repose. but
THE BRAVE WIFE
did not remain long away from her hus-
bands side. She bore her atfiiction hero
ically, and as the day broke she was again
in the sick chamber. The other members
of the family in the house were w. c.
Beecher and wife, Mr.. and Mis- Scoville
and two sons and Miss Daisy Beecher.
Maj. Pond, Mr.. Beecher'S lecturing tour
manager, who lives close by. was ready to
come across to the house at q moments no.
tce. He is one OF the few not of the emf
nemt diyineS immediate relatives who was
admitted into the house. The major had
travelled hundreds of thousands of miles
with MIR. Beecher. and for many years had
been one OF the latter'S most intimate
friends.
All day Sunday and till midnight the
officer on duty at the door Of the house was
kept busy answering the queries of friends
and strangers For hours the people stood
in the cold, damp weather looking at the
house. and ii was not until the lights in
the window We're lowered that the crowd
was entirely dispersed. Even as late as l
o'clock persons
CLIMBED UP THE STEPS
and tried to read the last bulletins. Most
Of the flowers sent to the house came from
the members of the congregation. Maj.
Pond was in the house the most of the
Hay. He told the circumstances con-
nrcted with Mr.. Beecher's daily occu-
pations just previous TO the attack with
considerable feeling. He said that Mr.
Beecher, only on Tuesday last, told him
how strong he felt and how glad he was
that he would be able TO complete his
book III time for the publishers. and what
pleasure he found in writing the work.
Mai Pond also told of Mr.. Beecher'S
visit to England a quarter of a century
ago. In the coming September it was in
tended TO give a grand celebration in
honor of MI Beecher's fftieth year in
the ministry and the first half century Of
his married life: also the tiftieth year of
his ministry in the Brooklyn church. DR..
Searle left the house at 7:30 a. H., after
issuing the o'clock bulletin. At 9:55 he
came again and remained for fifteen minutes.
When he left he issued the following
bulletin:
March :, 1890 a. m.-No change in Mr..
Beechers condition since the lest bullet n
was issued w. s. SEARLE, NJ. ID.
REV. DIR. HENRY JACOBS,
of the Jewish Ministers association, called
at the house and was allowed to go into
Mr.. Beecher's room. After looking in
tently upon the form of the great divine,
he sighed and left the room. In the hall
way he was met by one of the family and
said: This is not Mir. Beecher, it is sim
ply a piece of breathing machinery" A
few minutes after II o'clock Col. II. B.
Beecher left the house to go to his Office for
short time. At the corner he was met
by a reporter and asked if his brother.
Herbert Beecher, was coming from Fort
Seattle. w. T. In reply he said:
HERBERT JelCgfupUtu dShlUp IL He SuOulu
come on, and l answered that it would not be
necessary would prefer that the members
Of the family would remember him as he has
been. and not as he is now.
Mr.. Beecher is being nursed by an eX-
perienced nurse named RiOrdan. When
asked how Mrs Beecher was he replied
that she was more composed now that she
realized that Mr.. Beecher must die. She
is in the room constantly. Last night she
slept on the cot in the next room. DIR.
Searle said after he left the house that Mr..
Beecher'S pulse and temperature were the
same. He lies in a state of coma and does
not move. His breathing is heavy and
quick. He is
PERFECTLY UNCONSCIOUS,
although Mrs Beecher thought this morn
ing that he recognized her when she spoke
10 him. At times he raises his right hand
and places it on his head. The Plymouth
church committee will hold a meeting to-
night in the lecture room of the church t.
make such arrangements as may be ne
cessarv. At 1925 Dr.. Searle returned t.
the house. Before entering he said that III
would issue a bulletin at noon. He did no
pyDect anv change in MI BeecherS cOndi
ton. Life is slowly ebbing away and from
the reports of those who have seen Mr.
Reecher it is evident that the end is not fal
Dtf.
Mrs. S. V. White left the house at noon
She said that the family were all in tn
room. A telegram was received from
MRS. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE,
who is in Florida. saying that she was il
and unable to come. Another telegram wa
received from Mrs. Perkins, another siSte
of the diving clergyman, in Which 1t alSC
stated that she too was i'll and unable t
come kilograms have been received from
Thomas X Beecher. VINO is on his wa,
from Elmira. and from Charles Beecher il
FLORIDA. They VIII be with the family a
soon as possible. At 6 o'clock this evenins
DIR. Searles left the house to go home to hi
sumner. He said ''Mr. Beecher's pulse ha
Increased considerably and he is gradnall
growing weaker. L think that he is Ell
entirely unconscious although some of tn
members of the family seem to think tina
he recognizes them when they press hi
hands. He may live through the night an
then he may die before morning. Buile
fins are posted up in the ST. George hote
nm Clark street hourly, and large numbe
If neonle congregaIe i'll the lobby to rea
tbam EXPRESSIONS of regret are heard o
everv hand. In the crowd in front of tn
house worl<ngmen in 'blorses stops an
toIl- with the merchant ana the professions
man as they anXiously scan the bulletins
MANY TELEGRAMS
,,-o,o raceiyed during the day, but none {
,non, have been opened. The foiiowm
,,,os issued bv Dr. Searle at the time in
dicated: h,o.o. - NJ,
peecher's sickness has been marked by IRE
ouent fluctuations within narrow limits. In